Phasianella nivosa
| Phasianella nivosa | |
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| Two views of a shell of Phasianella nivosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Genus: | Phasianella |
| Species: | P. nivosa |
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Phasianella nivosa Reeve, 1862 |
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Phasianella nivosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.
The shell grows to a height of 2 cm. The spire attains a moderate height with rounded whorls. The color of the shell ihas a pale to dark background with lighter, thick for thin, broken bands.
This species is found on algae in the eulittoral zone.
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Madagascar.
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